Revision Army, a purveyor of superior eyewear safety programs, has launched a complete new set of lenses designed in a totally new vogue. As a substitute of blocking out sure colours to extend distinction, as many standard lens applied sciences do, Revision’s new I-VIS lenses improve gentle transmission and colours, permitting the wearer to have better situational consciousness within the discipline. This could yield glorious outcomes for the wearer not solely on the battlefield, but additionally in a looking and fishing context. Disturbed earth, fur, rubs, and different animal signal will be seen simpler when your eye has extra colour and readability to select from. Not solely that, however Revision’s eyewear design gives minimal distortion and minimal fogging, permitting for ANSI Z87.1 ballistic safety always, whether or not you’re on the hunt on in your scope.
Revision was variety sufficient to ask us trade professionals out to the mountains of central Idaho to point out off their new I-VIS know-how. We obtained to check the lens in an merchandise recognition lane, on a mountain-goat recognizing hike, and on the vary with rifles, shotguns, and an iron sighted SMG. Let’s check out the brand new lenses and see how they did.
I-VIS: AI-enhanced tints to reinforce colour and readability
I-VIS differs from standard lens tints in that, whereas the lenses present 100% UV-A-B-C safety, the I-VIS lenses develop the variety of colours out there to the attention, even mores than the bare eye can choose up with out an I-VIS lens. In follow, this meant that when sporting Revision Stingerhawks with I-VIS lenses put in, one might see enhanced colours, particularly within the red-brown spectrum with a majority of the lens varieties. Per Revision:
Isn’t it time on your lenses to work as onerous as you do?
While you’re within the discipline, your mind is consistently working: figuring out threats, making fast selections, and taking decisive motion. No
matter the place you’re on the earth you want all of your senses to be working in peak type.
Each theater of operation has a spread of colours and lighting that outline the general surroundings:
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JUNGLES AND FORESTS
comprise lush greens with canopied lighting
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DESERTS
are a sea of tans and browns lit by open sky
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ALPINE
areas are crisply lit scree fields of browns and greys above the treeline
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URBAN
areas are dominated by grays and variable gentle situations
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ARCTIC
areas characteristic huge snowfields of white and blue
Whereas it could make sense on your eyewear to be adaptable to every of those environments, most protecting lenses depart all of the work
to your eyes and mind to adapt, resulting in eye fatigue.
That’s why we developed our new I-Vis lens know-how. Utilizing synthetic intelligence, we’re capable of rapidly decide one of the best lens
colour for every surroundings based mostly on the colour palette of the situation together with the potential gentle situations.
The result’s a system of lenses that help you expertise better colour depth in a given surroundings versus the bare eye. This
better colour notion gives quicker recognition of threats, each static and energetic. For instance, a soldier utilizing the environmentally
applicable lens is extra prone to discover the distinction between two shades of brown that signifies the disturbed earth round a
buried IED, or it is going to make a set off wire stand out from background colours extra readily.
It’s eyewear innovation at a complete new degree.
A variety to try
Revision plans on rolling out I-VIS throughout a variety of goggle and glass kinds within the following colours, descriptions per Revision: (VLT = Seen Mild Transmission)
Verso: Our most technically complicated lens designed to thrive within the widest vary of environments and settings. This lens excels at separating colours, increasing the amount of colour seen to the wearer in lots of environments. In case you’re not sure of the mission profile, that is the lens to make use of. (VLT: 19%*)
Aros: Enhances colours present in typical desert environments. It brings out variations between comparable shades of brown, tan, yellow, and orange colours whereas making man-made buildings and objects stand out. (VLT: 12%*)
Cano: Modeled to offer colour definition in an surroundings dominated by greens, browns, and grays. Visible gentle transmission is maximized for this lens since operations can be carried out in densely forested areas the place the cover closely shades the terrain. Man-made buildings will stand out, as will variations within the foreground panorama. (VLT: 37%*)
Alto: Suited to dry, high-altitude environments dominated by grays, tans, and blues akin to these present in northern Afghanistan. This lens brings out variations in prevalent panorama colours to assist troops learn terrain and spot man-made buildings, roads, and folks. (VLT: 12%*)
Clara: Brings out colour definition and distinction in brightly lit areas of white, grey, and blue present in snowy wooded areas, rocks, and mountains. It’s modeled to be used in northern Europe, Scandinavia, and the Baltics, and Poland. This lens will assist the wearer higher see the undulations of snowpack, determine just lately lined tracks, estimate distances, and makes man-made buildings, autos, and folks stand out. (VLT: 12%*)
Umbra: Designed to convey out colour distinction in overcast, snow-covered scenes which might be dominated by whites and grays present in snowy wooded areas, rocks, and mountains. It’s modeled to be used in northern Europe, Scandinavia, the Baltics, and Poland. This lens will assist the wearer higher see the undulations of snowpack, determine just lately lined tracks, estimate distances, and makes man-made buildings, autos, and folks stand out. (VLT: 48%*)
*VLT could range +/- 5% based mostly upon eyewear type issue, lens thickness and coatings.
On The Path and On the Hunt
Revision was variety sufficient to take us out on a mountain-goat recognizing hike for an preliminary discipline take a look at of the I-VIS know-how. Instantly upon placing on the Stingerhawks with the I-VIS lenses, I seen the improved colours. Most putting to me was how far-off I might see stands of untamed rose bushes and different habitat-defining flora. This can be a main boon to a hunter when observing a big space for animal habitat. I used to be capable of determine mule deer and upland sport hen habitat at speeds and distances that I’d have been unable to do with the bare eye. Having the selection of the Umbra and Cano lenses additionally helped drastically when mountain climbing again by means of the extra densely wooded parts of the path when the clouds rolled in and the mountains darkened.
The I-VIS lenses additionally make sure animal pelts, akin to elk fur, in addition to animal tracks come out. I used the I-VIS lenses throughout a majority of this 12 months’s huge sport looking season, and was capable of rapidly spot each sport and tracks in quite a lot of lighting situations. It’s one thing that must be skilled to completely respect, however no less than to my eye, the I-VIS know-how aided me drastically in a looking context. It’s eye safety you’ll need to depart on throughout your hunt.
Picture Credit score: Revision Army
On the vary with I-VIS
The minimal picture distortion of Revision’s lenses, mixed with Revision’s OCUMAX know-how, makes I-VIS geared up glasses glorious for on-range (and downrange) use. One ought to all the time put on eye and ear safety on the vary, but all too typically shooters take away eyewear when behind a high-powered scope. This is because of the truth that most lenses cut back colour and readability to the attention, and lots of will fog in a scenario when one’s face is on the inventory, or throughout dynamic taking pictures. Not so with the I-VIS geared up Stingerhawks. I discovered that the “Umbra” lens was preferrred for each Laser Rangefinder and scope use.
SIG was variety sufficient to offer us with their “Born and Raised” sequence of CROSS rifles chambered in 6.5 creedmoor, topped with their TANGO6 5-30×56 optic, in addition to their KILO8K rangefinders to check out. Trying by means of the I-VIS lenses lowered eye fatigue for me, in addition to enhanced the colours of the filth hitting across the longer-range targets, permitting for faster shot corrections and extra pictures on the right track.
Revision additionally had a world-renowned eye Physician who focuses on shooter consciousness, Dr. Richard Colo available. Dr. Colo was concerned with the method of designing lenses that improve shooter consciousness. Dr. Colo ran us by means of some shotgun drills on the 5-stand vary, and helped us see how the I-VIS know-how enhanced element of the clays, and gave our brains extra element to acknowledge, particularly in peripheral imaginative and prescient. Why does this matter? It allow us to see the distinction between having sufficient element notion to “let” the shot occur, slightly than conventionally aiming to bust the clay. Personally, I had good success with making an attempt this technique out.
Lastly, we tried Revision’s lenses out whereas aiming a B&T KH9SD SMG geared up with iron sights below a shaded cover. The sights had ok definition with the lenses on, and a great time was had quietly whacking metal downrange. I additionally used the I-VIS lenses for taking pictures glasses on 5 extra vary journeys with varied firearms and was happy with their efficiency.
General Impressions
Each on the occasion and over just a few weeks of driving, farming, taking pictures, and looking, I’ve grown to essentially respect the improved colour definition offered by Revision’s new I-VIS know-how. You’ll want to give it a strive, it’s one thing that must be seen to be believed.
Keep tuned to OHUB for extra on Revision’s I-VIS know-how, together with Product testing in each a snowboarding and agricultural context
